Toyota Press Release - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/18099.xml http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ is for media professionals, and contains information on Toyota & Lexus business activities and products, environmental solutions & technology, how to get in touch with us, and much more. - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Worldwide Prius Sales Top 1 Million Mark http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb946494.htm Tokyo--TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its website http://www.toyota-media.com that worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius--the world's first mass-produced gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle--have passed the 1 million mark, with approximately 1,028,000 units sold as of the end of April this year*1. Currently, Prius sales are robust in more than 40 countries and regions, particularly in Japan and North America. Please refer to the attached chart for more information on Toyota Prius Sales. (PRWeb May 17, 2008)

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]]> Sat, 17 May 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb946494.htm Cumulative Prius Sales in Europe Top 100,000 Vehicles http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb946734.htm Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced today on its website http://www.toyota-media.com that cumulative European sales of the world's best-selling hybrid vehicle, the Toyota Prius, have topped 100,000 vehicles. Since 2000, a total of 100,821 vehicles have been sold in Europe, with more than one third of this result achieved in the last 12 months. This achievement coincides with global sales of one million Prius, highlighting widespread acceptance of Hybrid Synergy Drive as a mainstream technology. The Toyota Prius was launched in 1997 as the world's first mass-produced hybrid vehicle. In 2008, TME aims to grow total Toyota and Lexus hybrid sales by more than 20%. (PRWeb May 17, 2008)

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]]> Sat, 17 May 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb946734.htm Toyota Names New Executive http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb889474.htm Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its website http://www.toyota-media.com planned executive changes to take effect following the ordinary general shareholders meeting in June, as described below. (PRWeb Apr 26, 2008)

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]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb889474.htm High-Tech Simulator Helps Racecar Safety http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb889504.htm Tokyo -- The Fia Institute and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have combined technology and expertise to help improve safety in high-speed racecar accidents. (PRWeb Apr 26, 2008)

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]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb889504.htm Toyota to Build Second Plant in India; New Toyota Motor Kirloskar Facility to Boost Annual Local Capacity to 160,000 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb851784.htm Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its website http://www.toyota-media.com that it has decided to build a second plant on the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (TKM), its automobile production base in India. (PRWeb Apr 13, 2008)

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]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb851784.htm Toyota Environmental Protection Aid Program for China's Youth Hands Out Awards http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb841574.htm TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its website http://www.toyota-media.com that the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (Chinese Communist Youth League - CCYL), the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) and TMC handed out today the 2007* awards for the Toyota Environmental Protection Aid Program for China's Youth at a ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (PRWeb Apr 10, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb841574.htm Toyota Sets Up Advanced Research Institute in N. America http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb824784.htm Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its website http://www.toyota-media.com that it has established an institute in the United States that specializes in advanced research. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb824784.htm Toyota to Start Sales of Lithium-ion Plug-in Hybrids by 2010 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb626721.htm Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced on January 13 (local time) at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit that it plans to commence sales of lithium-ion battery-equipped plug-in hybrid vehicles to fleet customers in the United States and elsewhere by 2010. To this end, TMC and the Matsushita Group are currently investigating the feasibility of mass production of lithium-ion batteries at the Omori Plant in central Japan of their joint-venture company, Panasonic EV Energy Co., Ltd. (PRWeb Jan 17, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb626721.htm Toyota Announces Sales/Production Plans for 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb592331.htm Toyota Motor Corporation(TMC) announced today on its website http://www.toyota-media.com its CY2008 sales and production plans. (PRWeb Dec 28, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb592331.htm Toyota Designates 4 Overseas Production Subsidiaries as Model Plants for 'Sustainable Plant' Activities http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb592341.htm Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its website http://www.toyota-media.com the designation of four overseas production subsidiaries as model plants for carrying out "sustainable plant" activities. The four plants are in addition to TMC's Tsutsumi Plant in Japan, at which TMC has been carrying out such activities since July. (PRWeb Dec 28, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb592341.htm Camry Production Begins in Russia http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb589961.htm Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced on its website http://www.toyota-media.com that it held a line-off ceremony today for its best-selling Camry at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia (TMMR) in the Shushary District of St. Petersburg, Russia. (PRWeb Dec 23, 2007)

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]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb589961.htm Toyota Unveils Personal-transport, Violin-playing Robots http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574789.htm Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced on its website http://www.toyota-media.com that it unveiled today two new robots, a "Mobility Robot" and a "Violin-playing Robot"--the newest additions to its Toyota Partner Robots being developed to support people's everyday life. (PRWeb Dec 8, 2007)

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]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574789.htm Toyota Announces Groups Selected for FY2007 Environmental Activities Grant Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574117.htm Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today on its website http://www.toyota-media.com the 27 organizations to receive grants from the FY2007 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program, who will receive a total of 160 million yen. In the eight years between FY2000 and FY2007, approximately 1.4 billion yen in total grants have been provided by the Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program to support 140 projects in 42 countries. Please see theattached file for the more information on the Grant Project by Year and Region. (PRWeb Dec 6, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574117.htm Toyota Demonstrates ITS-Based Safety Technology Latest Systems Allow Vehicles to Communicate with Surroundings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb572637.htm Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced on its website http://www.toyota-media.com that it had demonstrated today its latest advances in vehicle-infrastructure cooperative systems*, which use Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) technologies to enable communication between cars and elements of their surroundings in an effort to reduce collisions. (PRWeb Nov 30, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb572637.htm New School Competition Seeks Creative Ideas on Climate Change http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb572675.htm Toyota Motor Europe (TME) and Eco-Schools International Programme have launched a new European competition, challenging schools to come up with creative ideas to reduce energy consumption within their local communities. National juries in six European countries will award a total of €120,000 in grants to the most innovative proposals, giving students the opportunity to turn their ideas into a working community project. One school in each country will be crowned the National Winner for the best use of their grant, and short-listed for the pan-European title. The competition will target up to 300,000 students from around 1,800 schools in Italy, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Turkey and Portugal. (PRWeb Nov 30, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb572675.htm Toyota Marks 20th Year of Global Convention on Quality http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb567691.htm Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced on its website http://www.toyota-media.com that it held a ceremony today to mark the 20th anniversary of the Toyota Global QC* Circle Convention, an annual event that showcases voluntary quality-improvement initiatives of Toyota workplaces worldwide. TMC President Katsuaki Watanabe and other representatives attended the ceremony, held at the TMC head office in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb567691.htm Toyota Announces Semi-Annual Results http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb567675.htm Net Revenues, Operating Income and Net Income Mark New Record for the First Half (All consolidated financial information has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America). To view this press release please visit http://www.toyota-media.com (PRWeb Nov 9, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb567675.htm Toyota Motor Europe Opens New Parts Centre in Czech Republic http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562328.htm Toyota Motor Europe (TME) today inaugurated its new parts centre in Krupka, the Czech Republic, as announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/. The new facility, which represents an investment of €13.3 million, will enhance the delivery of service parts and accessories to some 250 Toyota and Lexus retailers in the Czech Republic and Eastern Germany. Toyota Parts Centre Czech Republic (TPCCZ) is TME's 16th parts centre, creating 50 new jobs and contributing an additional 12,000m2 in warehouse space. It marks the second major expansion of Toyota's European parts network this year, following the opening of its newly expanded European parts centre in Diest, Belgium, in June. (PRWeb Oct 20, 2007)

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]]> Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562328.htm Toyota to Conduct Autumn Traffic Safety Campaign http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb553720.htm Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that, along with a total of 429 companies, including vehicle dealers, logistics systems and forklift dealers, parts distributors and rental/lease dealers, it will conduct the autumn Toyota Traffic Safety Campaign from September 21 to October 31, in response to Japan's autumn Nationwide Traffic Safety Campaign (which runs from September 21 to 30). (PRWeb Sep 16, 2007)

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]]> Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb553720.htm Toyota European Hybrid Sales Accelerate Past 100,000 Units http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb550639.htm Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has announced on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that cumulative European sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles have topped the 100,000 mark. Since hybrids were first launched in Europe in 2000, a total of 101,235 vehicles have been sold as of 31 July, 2007. This achievement highlights a rapid acceleration in the uptake of hybrid vehicles, with more than 50% of Toyota's cumulative European sales achieved in the last 13 months. (PRWeb Sep 2, 2007)

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]]> Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb550639.htm Isuzu and Toyota Reach Basic Agreement on Collaboration for Development, Production and Supply of Small Diesel Engines http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb548811.htm ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED (Isuzu) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that they have reached a basic agreement concerning a business collaboration on the development, production and supply of small diesel engines. (PRWeb Aug 25, 2007)

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]]> Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb548811.htm Toyota Announces 'Sustainable Plant' Activities http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541806.htm Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that it plans to soon initiate "sustainable plant" activities aimed at increasing the sustainability of its production operations. The activities are to emphasize the role of nature in creating production sites that harmonize with their natural surroundings. (PRWeb Jul 25, 2007)

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]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541806.htm Toyota to Make Side Airbags and Curtain Shield Airbags Standard on All New Passenger Vehicle Models in Japan http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541811.htm Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that, starting with new models to be launched shortly, all of its new passenger vehicle models in Japan would come standard with side-impact-reducing SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) side airbags for front seats and SRS curtain shield airbags. (PRWeb Jul 25, 2007)

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]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541811.htm First Half Sales Rise by 14% for Toyota Motor Europe http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541815.htm Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that a total of 661,753 Toyota and Lexus vehicles were sold in the period from January to June 2007, an increase of 14% over the same period in 2006, in an overall market that was up approximately 2.2%. TME's overall market share for the first six months was up 0.6 percentage points to 5.8% compared with the same period last year. In the period January-June, Toyota produced 415,152 cars, 444,736 engines and 294,993 transmissions at its plants in the United Kingdom, France, Turkey, Poland and the Czech Republic. (PRWeb Jul 25, 2007)

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]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541815.htm Toyota Develops Advanced Head Restraint to Help Reduce Intensity of Whiplash Injuries http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb537498.htm Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that it has developed the Active Headrest, a new head restraint that reduces the stress on the neck during low-speed, rear impacts. TMC plans to introduce the head restraint shortly, starting with new vehicle models. (PRWeb Jul 5, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb537498.htm Tianjin FAW Toyota's Plant No. 3 Begins Producing New Corolla http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb529463.htm TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced that Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (TFTM), a joint venture established by TMC and China FAW Group Corporation (FAW) for the production of passenger vehicles, started production of the new Corolla today at TFTM's Plant No. 3, in the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone in Tianjin, China. (PRWeb May 31, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb529463.htm Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program: Accepting Applications http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb525775.htm Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has begun accepting applications today for this year's*1 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program, which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities, both in Japan and overseas, for the purpose of sustainable development. (PRWeb May 14, 2007)

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]]> Mon, 14 May 2007 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb525775.htm Toyota's European Nine-Month Sales Rise 12%; Record Sept. Sales http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb477293.htm Toyota Motor Europe (TME) sold a total of 870,079 units in the period from January to September 2006, an increase of 12% over the same period in 2005. (source: http://www.toyota-media.com/euen) TME's overall market share for the first nine months was up 0.5 percentage points to 5.8%. TME also achieved best ever September sales with 110,306 units (+17% compared to September 2005), with a market share that was up 1.0 percentage point to 6.4%. The Lexus brand's nine-month sales rose 97% to 39,906 units. In the nine-month period, Toyota produced 522,942 cars, 646,989 engines and 424,537 transmissions at its plants in the U.K., France, Turkey, Poland and the Czech Republic. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2006)

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